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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-5-27. Compensation supplement with designation as a certified county commissioner.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-5-27. Compensation supplement with designation as a certified county commissioner.

In addition to any other compensation to which a member of a county governing authority is entitled under general or local law, any such official who has been awarded a certificate from the University of Georgia, evidencing his or her successful completion of the voluntary course of training administered by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government resulting in designation as a certified county commissioner shall be entitled to a compensation supplement of $100.00 per month. With regard to members of the governing authority of a consolidated government, designation either as a certified county commissioner or a certified municipal official by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government shall be acceptable.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-5-27, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 902, § 18.